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- R M Kacmarek and D R Schwartz.
- Respiratory Care Services, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston 02114-2696, USA.
- Respir Care Clin N Am. 2000 Dec 1;6(4):597-623.
AbstractIt has become increasingly clear that a lung protective ventilatory strategy during adult respiratory distress syndrome/acute lung injury has a positive effect on outcome. Lung recruitment is a major component of this strategy. High-pressure recruitment maneuvers and prone positioning can open the lung; however, once the lung is opened, it must be kept open with appropriate levels of positive end-expiratory pressure. For both of these techniques to be effective, they must be used early in the course of adult respiratory distress syndrome/acute lung injury.
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